Singapore court decisions

• Claimants could not add claims for losses suffered overseas to their libel action

  [2024] SGHC 311 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024Maag, Daniel and another v Lalit Kumar Modi · [2024] SGHC 311 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Defamation Act 1957, s 8

  Police and courts

• The engagement terms were unreasonable and void, and the fees were excessive

  [2024] SGHC(A) 37 · Appellate Division · 5 Dec 2024Arbiters Inc Law Corp v Arokiasamy Steven Joseph and another · [2024] SGHC(A) 37 · Appellate Division · 5 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Legal Profession Act 1966, s 113

  Police and courts

• A shareholder could not claim losses that merely reflected the company's own losses

  [2024] SGHC 313 · High Court · 4 Dec 2024Khan Aisanullah v Rajib Kumar Dhali · [2024] SGHC 313 · High Court · 4 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Running a business

• An appeal against a conviction and sentence for outrage of modesty was dismissed

  [2024] SGHC 306 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024Thangarajan Elanchezhian v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGHC 306 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Police and courts

• The victim's account was convincing and all three charges were made out

  [2024] SGHC 307 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024Ler Chun Poh v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGHC 307 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 354

  Police and courts

• A party enforcing a foreign award must still follow the court's procedural rules

  [2024] SGHC 308 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024Wuhu Ruyi Xinbo Investment Partnership (Ltd Partnership) v Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co, Ltd and another · [2024] SGHC 308 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893, s 2

  Police and courts

• The arbitrator did not prejudge the case; the claim of apparent bias was not made out

  [2024] SGHC 309 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024DJK and others v DJN · [2024] SGHC 309 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Running a business

• Subsidiary votes and an interested creditor's vote were discounted to zero

  [2024] SGHC 312 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024Tay Lak Khoon v T an Wei Cheong (as Judicial Manager of USP Group Ltd) and others (Fervent Chambers LLC, non-party) · [2024] SGHC 312 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Money and debt

• An appeal failed as the cross claim raised no triable issue

  [2024] SGHC(A) 36 · Appellate Division · 2 Dec 2024Chia Kok Kee v Tan Wah · [2024] SGHC(A) 36 · Appellate Division · 2 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Money and debt

• TrueCoin LLC v Techteryx, Ltd

  [2024] SGHC 296 · High Court · 29 Nov 2024[2024] SGHC 296 · High Court · 29 Nov 2024

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994, s 6

• [2024] SGHC 303

  High Court · 29 Nov 2024High Court · 29 Nov 2024

• The defendant had to contribute to the judgment sum, in shares reflecting blame

  [2024] SGHC 304 · High Court · 29 Nov 2024Value Monetization III Ltd v Lim Beng Choo and another matter · [2024] SGHC 304 · High Court · 29 Nov 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909

← Previous pageMore decisions →